Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis (BOTDA) is a sensing technique used in fiber optics to measure temperature or strain variations along a fiber optic cable. It relies on the Brillouin effect, where light interacts with acoustic waves in the fiber, resulting in a shift in frequency. By analyzing these frequency shifts, BOTDA can provide spatial information about changes in temperature or strain along the fiber.

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Inline Fiber Type Identification using In-Service Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis

We proposed the use of BOTDA as a monitoring tool to identify fiber types present in deployed hybrid-span fiber cables, to assist in network planning, setting optimal launch powers, and selecting correct modulation formats.

Multi-parameter distributed fiber sensing with higherorder optical and acoustic modes

We propose a novel multi-parameter sensing technique based on a Brillouin optical time domain reflectometry in the elliptical-core few-mode fiber, using higher-order optical and acoustic modes. Multiple Brillouin peaks are observed for the backscattering of both the LP01 mode and LP11 mode. We characterize the temperature and strain coefficients for various optical–acoustic mode pairs. By selecting the proper combination of modes pairs, the performance of multi-parameter sensing can be optimized. Distributed sensing of temperature and strain is demonstrated over a 0.5-km elliptical-core few-mode fiber, with the discriminative uncertainty of 0.28°C and 5.81 ?? for temperature and strain, respectively.

Distributed Temperature and Strain Sensing Using Brillouin Optical Time Domain Reflectometry Over a Few Mode Elliptical Core Optical Fiber

We propose a single-ended Brillouin-based sensor in elliptical-core few-mode optical fiber for multi-parameter measurement using spontaneous Brillouin scattering. Distributed sensing of temperature and strain is demonstrated over 0.5 km elliptical-core few-mode fiber.